reject

Definition

A product that failed the quality gauntlet and missed specifications in manufacturing or QA. That defective unit teaches the team something invaluable about why tolerances exist, even if they'd rather just ship everything and call it a day.

Example Usage

The quality inspector marked seventeen units as rejects and sent them back to engineering with detailed notes on exactly where tolerances were missed.

Source: Manufacturing and quality assurance terminology

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